Guides

How to train, step by step.

5 guides

  1. A lifter holds a phone showing the Reckoner Train screen: seated dumbbell shoulder press, 2 × 12 kg for 8 reps.Splits29 October 2026A 3-day full body gym plan for beginnersThree days a week, six lifts a day, your whole body every session. Here is the plan day by day, how hard each set should be, how the weight rises, and why week six is lighter.Reckoner · 7 min read
  2. Dumbbell rack Splits16 September 2026The bro split, judged on the evidenceOne muscle group a day, trained once a week. It deserves better than the punchline and less than its defenders claim, and which one depends on what you train for.Reckoner · 5 min read
  3. Barbell loaded with platesSplits11 September 2026The full body workout, and who it is really forEverything trained every session, two or three times a week. The objection is always about the session. The evidence is about the week.Reckoner · 5 min read
  4. Gym with squat bars and other gym equipment Splits7 September 2026The upper/lower split, and why four days fitsTwo sessions repeated, four days a week, and every muscle trained twice by Friday. The least fashionable split, and the one that fits most weeks.Reckoner · 5 min read
  5. A commercial gym with bench bars and ropes Splits3 September 2026Push pull legs: the PPL split, three days to sixThe split people mean when they say they are on a program. It decides where your sets go, which matters, and not much else, which is the part worth knowing.Reckoner · 5 min read

Can’t find it? Suggest a topic